James City County

The James City County Fair takes place 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 at Chickahominy Riverfront Park. The fair will include food, arts and crafts, carnival games, a petting zoo and music by Slapwater on Saturday night. Parking charge will be $5. For information, call 564-2170.

York County's Economic Development Authority approved a proposal Tuesday evening to move a business innovation hub from the College of William and Mary to a leased building at 332 N. Henry St. in downtown Williamsburg. The Triangle Business and Innovation Center is shared among York County, Williamsburg and James City County and aims to help start-up businesses throughout the region. "I am very thrilled with this whole thing," said James W. Noel, director of the county's Office of Economic Development, who also assists the authority.

The Virginia Gazette JAMES CITY — Republicans gained a super majority on the Board of Supervisors Tuesday night, when Kevin Onizuk won in the Jamestown district and Michael Hipple won in Powhatan. In the Williamsburg-James City School Board election, Joe Fuentes handily won a third term, defeating Melinda Lincoln-Richardson with nearly 75 percent of the vote. Fuentes, who was shifted out of Powhatan District during the recent redistricting process, moved back into the district over the summer to pursue another new term representing the same district.

WILLIAMSBURG — The Williamsburg-James City County General District Court will hold its 11th Annual Citizen Court Academy on three successive Thursdays, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the courthouse on Monticello Avenue. The program — free and open to the public — is designed to give the public a better understanding of what the court system does and how it operates. On Oct. 9, the chief judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals, Walter S. Felton Jr., will discuss the structure, role and importance of that court in Virginia's judicial system.

JAMES CITY – Heather Cordasco topped Rich Locke Tuesday to win the Roberts District Seat on the WJC School Board. Cordasco, a mother of three, had a 500-vote lead over Locke with one precinct still to report to claim the seat. She ran for the post because she "wants to be part of the conversation. " She also hopes to bring a parent perspective to the board, which she feels is necessary. She plans to push for more accountability. She would also like to see a niche carved out for each WJC Schools, creating magnet schools or something similar.

Address: 7 Preston Grange Course, James City County Price: $845,000 Listing agent: Elaine Roberto McPartland, Associate Broker, Liz Moore and Associates, 757 -880-3330 Basic: This custom built two-story home was designed by William Poole and has approximately 4,000 square feet of living space including four bedrooms, three full bathrooms and a half bath. It has a plantation-style covered front porch overlooking the greens and an extensive back deck.

John Hull, owner of Johnny Timber's Tree Cutting Service in Williamsburg, said that for the day after a major storm, his phone is strangely silent. "Nothing," he said, about the calls for service he's had since things began to quiet down. "We haven't even gotten the leaf blower out. " Hull took down one tree in Kingsmill that fell across a driveway. Otherwise, he has heard of few trees coming down locally. "It was more of a water event than a wind event. " In James City, the only road that remained impassable was Cranston Mill Pond Road, which at one point had water nearly a foot deep rushing across it Monday afternoon.

As a former campaign manager for Sen. Bill Bradley and New Jersey Gov. Jim Florio, Doug Berman is no stranger to logistical migraines. This week's Top Gun football camp in James City County figures to further challenge his planning skills. With more than 1,000 athletes and 80 instructors, the four-day camp opening today at the Warhill Sports Complex and Lafayette High is the largest undertaking for the founders of the wildly popular U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio. Like the All-American Bowl, Top Gun showcases national-caliber talent, and its landing in our backyard is testament to history, infrastructure and luck.

It's extremely rare that judges grant new trials to defendants already behind bars. It's even rarer for judges to grant new trials when defendants are acting "pro se," or representing themselves without a lawyer. But U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson did just that last month in a case out of James City County — vacating a conviction and sentence in a four-year-old case. Rashaad T. Jones, now 26, was convicted of breaking-and-entering and grand larceny charges in August 2010, after more than $3,800 worth of items were stolen from a home.

Even with an adult obesity rate of 28 percent, York County ranked as the fifth healthiest locality in Virginia, as rated by the Robert Wood Johnson and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in its annual "County Health Rankings & Roadmaps," released Wednesday. The rankings only compare cities and counties within a state and do not offer a national analysis. The top three spots went to Northern Virginia localities, followed by Albemarle County, then York, with James City County in the number six spot.

James City County's Board of Supervisors enjoyed a rare unanimous vote last week on a topic that has seldom found common ground – a new county administrator. The board voted 5-0 to hire Bryan J. Hill, the deputy county administrator in Beaufort, N.C., for the last seven years. "We talked to a lot of good candidates," said Powhatan District Supervisor Michael Hipple. "But I think we hired the best one. " The county fired administrator Robert Middaugh last November. The supervisors hired a search firm to find a successor, but were unhappy with the results.

The death on Monday of President Ronald Reagan's press secretary has been ruled a homicide - a result of the gunshot wound he suffered in an assassination attempt on Reagan in 1981, according to Washington, D.C., police department spokeswoman. And prosecutors aren't saying whether they're planning to charge the shooter, John W. Hinckley Jr., in James S. Brady's death, the Washington Post has reported Friday. Hinckley, 59, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting of Reagan and two others outside a Washington hotel.

Editor's note: This is part of an everyday series exploring individual line items in state and local budgets. Read the entire series at www.dailypress.com/watchdog . YORK - York County sets aside nearly $3.5 million in its budget to help low-income and disabled residents or those otherwise in need. More than $2 million of that total goes to the Department of Social Services, while an additional $1.3 million is split among other agencies that the county has helped fund for years.

Senior living column •Starr Mayer's column about the additional toll on caregivers really hits the bull's-eye, and I think every caregiver can identify with the points she made in this article. Accolades to her for doing such a good job. Editor : I'm glad you enjoyed the YourTime column on senior living. Starr Mayer writes each week about issues affecting seniors. Find her column in the Health section on Saturdays. YourTime is an opportunity for people to write about the topics that are important to them and the community.

Individual efforts will add up Last month I attended a meeting at the new Denbigh Community Center concerning the enhancement of Lee Hall. The meeting was organized by the Newport News City Manager's Office and attended by local business people, City Council member, private citizens and representatives of the City Managers Office. The blight of the Lee Hall area of Denbigh was the main topic of discussion as was the loss of what used to be the Food Lion plaza. While the plaza remains, it is virtually empty.

Long one of the state's fastest growing counties, James City County has recently seen its influx of people slow. The economic slowdown has also affected home values, which fell for a third straight year. Commercial construction has also slowed, but a few major projects are in progress. Chief among those is Settlers Market, the final phase of the 600-acre New Town commercial and residential project. Stores such as Walmart's Neighborhood Market and new restaurants are filling up the center.

GRANDFATHER GETS 10 YEARS IN SEX CASE JAMES CITY (COUNTY) - Circuit Judge William Person sentenced a 52-year-old James City County man to 10 years in prison Thursday for molesting two of the man's granddaughters, according to a prosecutor. The girls were 8 and 11 at the time. The man, who lived on Earl Drive in Windy Hill Mobile Home Estates, pleaded guilty in Williamsburg-James City County Circuit Court last month to two counts of aggravated sexual battery, said Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Pat Kelley.

A short ferry ride across the James River from Jamestown can transport you to rural Surry County. When the first English settlers sailed up the James River in 1607, they landed on the south side of the river near the present town of Claremont in Surry County. They visited the Quioughcohancock Indians, allies of the Powhatan confederacy. These settlers went on to establish the first permanent English settlement in the New World on Jamestown Island across the river. By 1609, Smith's Fort was built in Surry, on Gray's Creek, and Hog Island contained a fort and was used to raise hogs.

It's extremely rare that judges grant new trials to defendants already behind bars. It's even rarer for judges to grant new trials when defendants are acting "pro se," or representing themselves without a lawyer. But U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson did just that last month in a case out of James City County — vacating a conviction and sentence in a four-year-old case. Rashaad T. Jones, now 26, was convicted of breaking-and-entering and grand larceny charges in August 2010, after more than $3,800 worth of items were stolen from a home.